DENVER (KDVR) — After one of many hottest summers in Denver climate historical past, snow in September is wanting unlikely. However it’s occurred earlier than, whilst just lately as 2020.
September is the fourth-warmest month of the yr in Denver, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service. The month brings temperatures within the higher 90s and even over 100 levels lately.
The start of September marks the primary day of meteorological fall, however there are nonetheless a number of weeks left of astrological summer season till the autumnal equinox on Sept. 22. September temperatures for Denver vary from a mean low of 48.3 levels to a mean excessive of 78.5 levels.
Moreover, the common first freeze arrives in Denver on Oct. 7.
That being stated, it has snowed as early as Sept. 3 in Denver. On that day in 1961, in accordance with the Nationwide Climate Service, 4.2 inches of snowfall was recorded on the Central Park/Stapleton Airport. That is 7.5% of the common yearly snowfall of 56 inches for that space of Denver, in accordance with the NWS.
In 2020, an inch of snow fell on the Denver Worldwide Airport on Sept. 8, which is the second-earliest snowfall ever recorded by the NWS in Denver. This present day additionally marked the earliest first freeze ever recorded in Denver, which is especially notable on condition that 101 levels was recorded simply three days earlier.
For the reason that NWS started maintaining data in 1882, it has snowed in September 46 instances.
Listed here are the ten earliest measurable snowfall dates since 1882 in Denver:
- Sept. 3, 1961: 4.2 inches
- Sept. 8, 2020: 1 inch
- Sept. 8, 1962: 0.7 inch
- Sept. 12, 1989: 2.3 inches
- Sept. 12, 1974: 1.8 inches
- Sept. 13, 1993: 5.4 inches
- Sept. 16, 1971: 2.7 inches
- Sept. 19, 1955: 0.2 inches
- Sept. 20, 1995: 4.7 inches
- Sept. 20, 1965: 3.5 inches
On common, the common first day of measurable snowfall comes on Oct. 18, in accordance with the NWS. Final yr, the first snow of the season fell on Oct. 28.
Within the final decade, the primary freeze has sometimes arrived in Denver within the first few weeks of October. Whereas it is unlikely that snow will fall or temperatures will fall to the purpose of freezing this month, something is feasible with Colorado’s unpredictable climate.
